Software Engineering Systems

Apple’s Product Integrity group is seeking a System Validation Software Engineer for its OS Diagnostics team. The role develops and maintains software, firmware, and drivers to characterize, calibrate, test, and diagnose hardware, while supporting product validation and debugging across teams.

Responsibilities:

• As part of the OS Diagnostics team, you will be responsible for crafting and maintaining software applied for characterizing, calibrating, and testing novel hardware
• Your duties will also include debugging software and hardware independently and multi-functionally, and working with numerous other teams within company and with various contract manufacturers
• In this role you will develop firmware and drivers for common firmware interfaces, chipsets, communications protocols and various SoC IPs
• You will also implement features to support hardware testing and diagnosis of devices, helping with new technology exploration and proof of concept development
• This is a highly multi-functional role and you'll work closely with various teams, like EE, Systems Engineering, Software Engineering, Hardware Testing, QA, Factory, Manufacturing and Operations
• Quality Assurance: Implement comprehensive test plans and test cases to validate system firmware and diagnostics functionality during manufacturing
• Issue Identification & Resolution: Analyze test results, identify root causes of failures, and work closely with SFD teams to drive issue resolution
• Debug & Fixing: Apply sophisticated debugging techniques and tools to diagnose complex system issues
• Lab Management: Handle the local lab environment, including equipment maintenance, setup, and configuration
• Develop and maintain tools and frameworks: Support automation of validation used in test processes
• Remote Collaboration: Work independently and optimally in a remote environment, collaborating with a team located in a different time zone
• Continuous Improvement: Find opportunities for process improvement and implement solutions to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of the quality assurance process

Requirements:

• BS in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering or equivalent
• 4 - 5 years of validated experience in a similar role
• Experience with Python/Lua/Bash
• Understanding and experience with ARM platform and architecture/instruction set
• Experience with one or more of the standard hardware protocols (USB, UART, SPI, I2C, I2S, PCIe, MIPI, LPDP)
• Experience developing drivers/applications in Unix, Linux, or MacOS
• MS in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering or equivalent
• Familiar with C++/Objective-C/Swift
• Experience with debuggers such as gdb, lid, etc
• Able to comprehend hardware specs and schematics
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills